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1. (n.) dozen
a group of 12.
2. dozen
Slang. a ritualized game in which the players attempt to outdo each other in insults (usu. used in the phrase play the dozens).
3. (adj.) dozen
containing 12 parts.
Etymology: (1250–1300; ME dozeine < OF do(u)zaine <do(u)ze (< L duodecim))
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (adj) twelve, 12, XII, dozen
the cardinal number that is the sum of eleven and one
2. (adj) twelve, 12, xii, dozen
denoting a quantity consisting of 12 items or units
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1. (noun) dozen
twelve of the same thing
a dozen eggs; I bought two dozen.
2. dozen
indicates an estimation of approximately twelve of sth
Dozens of people stood outside.; half a dozen cows; a half-dozen cows
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) dozen
a collection of twelve objects; a tale or set of twelve; with or without of before the substantive which follows
2. (noun) dozen
an indefinite small number
3. dozen
of Dozen
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Sense: a group of twelve
two dozen handkerchiefs; These eggs are 50 cents a dozen; Half-a-dozen eggs, please.
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 Afrikaans: dosyn |
 Arabic: دَزّينَه، إثنا عَشَر |
 Bulgarian: дузина |
 Brazilian: dúzia |
 Czech: tucet |
 German: das Dutzend |
 Danish: dusin |
 Greek: ντουζίνα |
 Spanish: docena |
 Estonian: tosin |
 Farsi: دو جین |
 Finnish: kaksitoista |
 French: douzaine |
 Hebrew: תְרֵיסָר |
 Hindi: दर्जन, बारह |
 Croatian: tucet, dvanaest |
 Hungarian: tucat |
 Indonesian: lusin |
 Icelandic: tylft |
 Italian: dozzina |
 Japanese: ダース |
 Korean: 12개 |
 Lithuanian: tuzinas |
 Latvian: ducis |
 Malay: dozen |
 Dutch: dozijn |
 Norwegian: dusin |
 Polish: tuzin |
 Persian: درجن |
 Pashto: درجن |
 Portuguese: dúzia |
 Romanian: duzină |
 Russian: дюжина |
 Slovak: tucet |
 Slovenian: ducat |
 Serbian: tuce |
 Swedish: dussin |
 Thai: หนึ่งโหล |
 Turkish: düzine |
 Taiwanese: (一)打，十二個 |
 Ukrainian: дюжина |
 Urdu: کسی عدد کے بعد 12 کی تعدا |
 Vietnamese: tá |
 Chinese: （一）打，十二个 |
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